| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Hero name "Peitho" | Greek | The personification of Persuasion (Suada or Suadela among the Romans), was worshipped as a divinity at Sicyon, where she was honoured with a temple in the agora. (The History of Herodotus, VIII) Peitho also occurs as a surname of other divinities, such as Aphrodite, whose worship was said to have been introduced at Athens by Theseus and of Artemis. Greek |
"Pothos" | Greek | A personification of love or desire, was represented along with Eros and Himeros, in the temple of Aphrodite at Megara, by the hand of Scopas. Greek |
"Rhamnusia" | Greek | A surname of Nemesis, who had a celebrated temple at Rhamnus in Attica. Greek |
| God name "Ruti" | Egypt | Lion god who guards the temple of heaven. Egypt |
| God name "Rwewti" | Egypt | A lion god who guards the temple of heaven |
| God name "Samia" | Greek | A daughter of the river-god Maeander, and wife of Ancaeus, by whom she became the mother of Samos. Samia also occurs as a surname of Hera, which is derived from her temple and worship in the island of Samos. Greek |
"Samius" | Greek | A surname of Poseidon, derived from his temples in Samos and Samicon in Elis. Greek |
| Deities name "Shiia-Tsu-Niko" | Shinto / Japan | God of winds. The most senior of his group of wind deities, he disperses the morning mists and brings soft rustling breezes. His consort is Shina-Tsu-Hime and the couple are extensively worshiped by farmers and seafarers. They were allegedly responsible for bringing about a miracle in the thirteenth century AD when they kept at bay, with off-spéñïś winds, the army of Gengis Khan. They are honored in the main IseJingu temple of Shintoism but their chief sanctuary is at Tatta, a small town in Yamamoto. Also Shina-Tobe-No-Mikoto.... |
"Soteira" | Greece | The personification of safety or recovery was worshipped as a divinity in Greece, and had a Temple and a statue at Patrae. |
| God name "Sukuna-Hiikrna" | Shinto / Japan | God of healing. With the god O-KUNI-NUSHI-NO-MIKOTO, he established the various methods of healing diseases and the means for control of, and protection against, wild beasts, snakes, insects, etc. He is also worshiped as a tutelary god of traders, both maritime and on land. He is the KAMI of communications and, during the Japanese Empire period, was often installed by the authorities in the temples and shrines of conquered lands. He is worshiped in Buddhism as Yakushi-Bosatsu-Hyojin.... |
| God name "T'ai-shan" | China | Chief god of the Tung-yiieh Temple and the Great Ruler of the Eastern Peak. China |
| God name "T'rmi Tsui (heavenly and honored)" | Taoist / Chinese | Generic title of gods. The name given to each of the three holy images in a Taoist temple: the perfect holy one, the highest holy one and the greatest holy one. Also Tian-zhu.... |
| Supreme god name "Tanik" | Phoenician / Pontic / Carthaginian | moon goddess. Known largely from inscriptions at various sites along the North African coast and linked with the goddess ASTARTE. Her symbol is a triangular device with horizontal bars supporting a moon disc. Both deities are described as ladies of the sanctuary. Tanit was the supreme goddess at Carthage, known as the face of BAAL, until usurped by the Roman goddess JUNO; she survived under the name CAELESTIS. The goddess CERES was also worshiped in the TANIT temple at Carthage. Also Tenit.... |
| God name "Tatevali (our grandfather)" | Huichol Indian / Mesoamerican / Mexico | God of fire. Also a deity of life and health, perceived as a shaman who prophesies and cures disease. He is the tutelary god of shamans and is said to have built the first Huichol temple with the god TATOSI. His animals include the macaw, royal eagle, cardinal bird, puma and opossum.... |
| Deity name "Tezcatlipoca-Itztlacoliuhqui" | Aztec / Mesoamerican / Mexico | Temple deity. One of four described in the codices Borgia, Cospi and Fejervary-Mayer.... |
| Deities name "Tezcatlipoca-Iztlacoliuhqui" | Aztec | One of four temple deities Aztec |
"Thebes" | Greek | An ancient city of Egypt of great renown, once capital of Upper Egypt; covered 10 sq. m. of the valley of the Nile on both sides of the river, 300 m. SE. of Cairo; now represented by imposing ruins of temples, palaces, tombs, and statues of colossal size, amid which the humble dwellings of four villages-Luxor, Karnack, Medinet Habu, and Kurna-have been raised. The period of its greatest flourishing extended from about 1600 to 1100 B.C., but some of its ruins have been dated as far back as 2500 B.C. Greek |
| God name "Tien Tsun/ Tian-zhu" | China / Taoist | The generic title of gods given to each of the three holy images in a Taoist temple |
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